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Tom Brady set an entirely new precedent for the term leader on Monday, and one Patriots teammate in particular has taken notice.

Brady restructured his contract and agreed to a three-year, $27 million extension that will keep him at the helm of the Patriots’ offense through 2017. The move will not only allow Brady, who will be 40 at the time the deal expires, to retire with the Patriots, but it also allows the Patriots around $15 million in added salary cap flexibility over the next two seasons.

Brady’s seemingly selfless decision impressed Patriots defensive back Devin McCourty, so much so that McCourty even referred to Brady as “the definition of a team player.”

Hearing the news about Tom is a reminder of why he is the definition of a team player. (D-Mac)